150 Netflix envelopes and counting, one woman is turning her laundry room into an ode to her rentals by mail. Sure, this may seem like a clever project, but what if we were to tell you that every one of those envelopes concealed a rotation of Big Momma's House and Battlefield Earth? Huh? Then what would you think? (Probably that it's still awesome.)
Movie Buzz On the one hand, this spoils a lot of the magic of cinematic storytelling, but on the other, It's really nice to know things worked out for Randy the Ram.
http://videogum.com/archives/supercuts/i_love_your_mr_sta...
This is very funny. “Maybe saving Private Ryan is the one decent thing we were able to pull out of this whole god-awful shitty mess.”
Fun celebrity paparazzi shot of the day, y'all: Mel Gibson runs with a beaver puppet on his hand. The Passion of the Beaver!
If all apocalyptic sci-fi movies were like this, then I would know what people are talking about at BuzzFeed lunch.
Three Frames is a website that takes 3 frames from a movie and loops them. Why? Who knows? (via Geekologie)
Movie Buzz Death scenes in movies don't have to be all sad and weepy. Sometimes they can pretty violent and awesome. Go ahead and add your favorites too.
http://kottke.org/09/08/uncomfortable-plot-summaries
Some plot summaries of movies and TV shows that might make you feel uncomfortable. My favorite: “THE GOONIES: Physically abused, retarded man finds love with overweight preteen.”
http://wellknowwhenwegetthere.blogspot.com/2009/08/sincer...
After writing a fan latter to the late John Hughes, Alison Byrne Fields asked to be his pen pal and they wrote letters back and forth for over 2 years. They spoke about life, teenagehood and she even critiqued his films, to which he wrote, “I listen. Not to Hollywood. I listen to you. I make these movies for you. Really. No lie. There's a difference I think you understand.”
English-language trailer for Hayao Miyazaki's (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle) latest movie, Ponyo, based on “The Little Mermaid.” The American redubbed release of the movie features the voice talents of Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, and Cate Blanchett. Hiayao Miyazki movies are epicly weird and beautiful. I am looking forward to this.
An observant Star Wars fan found the Death Star's super laser control room tucked away in an L.A. steam plant. Check out his flickr stream for a comparison.
Holy Taco has a bunch of ven diagrams comparing popular movies and their black counterparts. For example, this particular diagram is for Airplane vs. Soul Plane. As you can see, both movies feature characters speaking in racist dialects. Learning CAN be fun.
Movie Buzz A stunt driver lost control of his Ferrari last night while filming Nicolas Cage's new movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice, crashing into a Sbarro in Times Square. Two people were injured, although that doesn't speak for the Sbarro's employees already convinced they're cursed for working at Sbarro's.
Movie Buzz Ever wonder which of your favorite movie stars are killed off the most? It might not surprise you that Robert DeNiro tops the list with 14 deaths, but did you know that in 2 of Bruce Willis' 11 movie deaths the killer was his ex-wife Demi Moore? Perhaps on-screen couples are also the sanest. Who needs a marriage counselor?
Tech Buzz Ustream.tv is this cool website were you can log on and add your webcam for people to view online. You can make your own online TV shows or just stream your webcam all day long. Ustream.tv is an easy to use, really cool site, were you just log on, make a profile and broadcast from your webcam. You make your own web TV shows, and broadcast them live or have them pre-recorded. On www.DonRoche.com I just broadcast myself working on my computer, when ever I am working at home. You can make an online TV show about anything, politics, current affairs, movies, TV shows, religion, MMA videos, top hat auto wash, Nascar results, alien apocalypse, cute things falling asleep, lions or celebrity scandals. If you set up a cool Ustream.tv show, add a contribution and post it up here! Come Follow me on Ustream! Once you Follow me, you'll be able to receive notifications for when I start broadcasting, record a video, or create an event.
Movie Buzz This will change the way you watch movies forever. Uncomfortable Plot Summaries is a game that plays the devil's advocate with your favorite films — summarizing them in a simple, yet Debbie Downer way. Jurassic Park? Merely a “theme park’s grand opening pushed back.” Other amazing examples? Ratatouille was just about “vermin infest[ing] restaurant until it is forced to close doors.” And Superbad? “Boys plan date-rape, sleep together.” Make up your own!
First peek at RBD [Jr.] as Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming pic. Frankly, it looks …well, elementary.